What are the differences between eco-complete black vs red aquarium substrate. There’s not much information on their website and I was wondering if anybody knew the answer so I did some research and decided to make a video.
This substrate actually works very well and planted aquariums and I plan on buying a lot more so hopefully you can give it a chance and let me know what you think.
More fish aquaria talk:
You could make an ecosphere as said above, a quarantined tank that has no store bought animals. The amount of possible parasites, diseases, chemicals and pollution is not worth putting it with any fish not native to the area. On that note taking native animals and fish is illegal in many places so if you do that either research or dont get caught lol. I cross contaminated my tanks with some water from a pond and fairy shrimp, I ended up with nasty pond worms that only died off with the use of fenbendazole and nuking everything in the tanks with salt and bleach. Internal parasite meds did nothing for them. Its scary stuff but if you want to risk the headache and your fish dying, go for it.
Everything in your aquarium will seek equilibrium as long as there is adequate plant life and aeration. How long it will take to get to the equilibrium is another question.
Only thing I would really worry about is contamination from pollution. These days there’s so much toxic crap in a lot of the waterway is it’s ridiculous.
I’m lucky enough to have some freshwater springs and such on my property and nearby that provide really clean water and things to grab for Aquariums. I’ve always got a lot of things locally for my tanks and ponds never ran into any issues.
Thank you very much for all your comments!
I have to say that this group is much more reactive than the french one, so it's a pleasure to ask questions here.
My conclusion is :
- Every people here who actually tried shows more or less success strories
- Be careful with pollutant - hopefully I'm not leaving in a savage country where pullution is everywhere :p But it's true that this is touchy and I will test a sample before adding it.
- It will add lovely savage biodiversity like parasite and worms that I love. I think that some people confuse hygiene and sterility and forget that a diverse environment is essential to develop good immune defenses.
- A lot of people want te see how it's going and I will let you a way to know.
Thank's a lot and may savage biology impregnate the world!
